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CVE-2008-2358
Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the…
High7.2EPSS 0.41%
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- redhat
Description
Integer overflow in the dccp_feat_change function in net/dccp/feat.c in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and 2.6.17 through 2.6.20, allows local users to gain privileges via an invalid feature length, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (17)
- 30000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29603 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447389 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0519 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:167 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 30849 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9644 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:112 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 30920 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020211 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31107 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-5893 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-625-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-1592 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 30818 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- linux-kernel-dccpfeatchange-bo(43034) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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